Part of JPC-10 — Surface Chemistry & States of Matter

Freundlich Adsorption Isotherm

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x/m = kP^1n\frac{1}{n}, where x = mass of gas adsorbed, m = mass of adsorbent, P = pressure, k and n are constants (n > 1). Logarithmic form: logxm\frac{x}{m} = log k + 1n\frac{1}{n} log P. Plot of logxm\frac{x}{m} vs log P: straight line with slope = 1/n and intercept = log k. At low pressure: x/m is proportional to P 1napproaches1\frac{1}{n approaches 1}. At high pressure: x/m approaches constant 1napproaches0\frac{1}{n approaches 0}. Freundlich isotherm fails at very high pressures (doesn't predict saturation properly). Valid only over limited pressure range.

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